lol my "trailbike/xc bike/dh bike/only bike" has always weighed between 33 and 34 pounds. because burly long travel all mountain bikes just weigh that much when built right.
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I don’t think I’ll ever have a MTB under 30 pounds.
Or at 30 pounds, for that matter.
Or at 30 pounds, for that matter.
You don't notice as much if you pack your bag full with beer. Feels amazing when it starts to get lighter with each pit stop.
Downcountry Pro Tip® by CanadmosYou don't notice as much if you pack your bag full with beer. Feels amazing when it starts to get lighter with each pit stop.
What do you regard as long?
i've never weighed a part or a bike and i likely never will. i just don't care enough..
I'm proud of you guys. Is boasting about not weighing your bike the new boasting about the weight of your bike? Tune in at 11, or don't. Either way.
Never felt the need to buy a bike scale.
I don't run crabon parts, do run Doubledown, and ride L / XL metal frames, so that shit'd be depressing if I had a scale.
I don't run crabon parts, do run Doubledown, and ride L / XL metal frames, so that shit'd be depressing if I had a scale.
in all fainess, i don't even have the slightest clue what any of my geometry measurements are, how many clicks in or out my suspension knobs are, or even my exact tire pressure. i have many bikes and they are all very different. i just ride them and couldn't care less...
I don't even know what bike is mine anymore. I just go to the basement, find one with a saddle and the front wheel and go for a ride.
The lightest bike I've ever owned is my current "toodles definition XC bike" carbon Smuggler, which is a teeny bit under 30lbs. It's actually pretty capable on steep stuff and hitting jumps and stuff, but the compromise is in the tyres so you can't just barrel it into sections full of pointy rocks like a more heavily built bike. It still handles pretty well and the lighter tyres roll super fast.
It's not just long rides where its nice - basically anytime the trail is flatter or boring or even just more swoopy and flowy rather than smashing through gnarly stuff or straight down. If you don't live where those trails exist, then there's no point - but now and then I'll just load up and go do a 30 - 50km trail ride. Once or twice a year I'll do a 80-100km marathon event to break things up - I'm not XC fit so its definitely a participation thing rather than a competitive event (I can high recommend doing at least one 24hour race with your buddies on a beer-per-lap).
Before I bought the Smuggler, I used my Patrol for the same kind of rides. It handled them no worries, but big tyres and an excess of travel makes those trails less fun and its harder to get rowdy on flat sections unless you've got the legs to get the bike moving fast. The lighter build is definitely the key to making boring sections fun.
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I don't tend to get bored riding. I have done 24 hour and 50 mile races more than once, goal be to endure, have fun, and finish rather than win, and still like random 40-50 mile rides with elevation. Weight ain't anything I have ever paid primary attention to.
I don't think the weight is necessarily the biggest benefit of the build I described, but a welcome side-effect of a spec I chose for other reasons. The EXO casing Minion DHF and SS combo is there because they're good fun tyres and I don't need anything burlier 99% of the time. The fact they're significantly lighter than a Supergravity Magic Mary is just a nice bonus.
Personally for my climbing speed and style I think bike geo and comfort makes more of a difference than the weight of the bike.
That Smuggler sounds fun as shit! I can’t get by with EXO tires in my area.
Maybe if I lived in Santa Cruz or Ohio or the south of England...
Maybe if I lived in Santa Cruz or Ohio or the south of England...
My size L aluminum Rallón, built with budget parts (Novatec/Alex wheels, Marzocchi -not Fox- suspension, unnamed stem/handlebars) sits at 14.1kg* with single ply tires. Go cry over your crabon fuckers.
*Do the math as I do daily!
*Do the math as I do daily!
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ok. i'll admit i was skeptical, but when the version specific to my bike went on bigly sale, i figured i'd try it. the push 11-6 is what's right. it came with "climb" and "dh" as presets. just for fun i ran it on our local trail, which is probably the roughest/least flowy in these parts, in "climb" setting. somehow, it managed to be an improvement over the ccdb i felt like i'd just gotten tuned well. it might be best described as simultaneously smoothing out choppy roots and rock sections but simultaneously not riding too far into the travel and giving amazing pop off of jumps. i was pretty blown away. never even felt too firm. super stoked to hit the mountains soon and check out the "dh" setting on the downs. i've run multiple ccdb's, dhx 5.0, rs superdeluxe, and other crappier options (granted, all stock, just self-tuned)...i really like my current ccdb, but this was on another level. thanks for the nudge, @Nick !
i wonder what he’s up to now
Haven’t seen much from Sanjay recently, he’s on The Path bike shops podcast from time to time, I think he may be working there.
A bike journalist advocating upgrading the bike you already own as opposed to just getting a new bike is definitely what's right with the industry:
nsmb.com/articles/buy-bike-you-already-own-spring-service-story/
nsmb.com/articles/buy-bike-you-already-own-spring-service-story/
Andrew Major has been promoting the Min-Maxing (AKA non-dentist) approach to mountain bikes for quite a while. He has some pretty good articles about that on NSMB.
I remember him showing up to Parkfield race up here for Cal Poly Pomona. I pulled a 360 off the small finish jump. I think Lancaster won that race by 2-3 seconds buy Sanjay was for sure a skilled rider.
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dammit. just read the description. it included words like "fitness," and "under 39"...pretty sure that eliminates both @jackalope and me 
Blatant discrimination!dammit. just read the description. it included words like "fitness," and "under 39"...pretty sure that eliminates both @jackalope and me
yeah. we'd be more entertaining reality TV for sure...i bet we could even both get local beer "sponsors"...
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We are choosing 10 riders from around the world to travel to BC this summer to battle it out against each other in a series of riding-related challenges.
This is pretty cool. Even if you don't win it, it sounds like itd be a wild experience and a somewhat free vacation?
Someone fill out a form for @jackalope
Whatever it's not like riding bikes causes effluent from glands or anything.